• @[email protected]
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    758 days ago

    I get confused every time I see the word “chuffed” because i have no idea if becoming chuffed is a good or bad thing.

    • @Mouselemming
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      498 days ago

      It’s mostly delighted or pleased, although it can occasionally mean the opposite, especially in the military. I believe it started off as “proud.” This bunny is delighted and proud of his new rug.

      I’m amazed he knows how to use a litterbox and not just poop everywhere. That’s probably how he earned his nice rug!

      • @[email protected]
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        108 days ago

        Apparently it’s a thing you can train them to do with a bit of effort. You cna train some birds too.

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      8 days ago

      Chuffed is slang for very pleased in the UK. More specifically it’s when something good has just happened to you that’s causing you to grin uncontrollably like a lunatic.

      As my crude father would say: “I’m chuffed to buggery!”

      Although buggery is a bad thing on its own, when combined with chuffed it’s like a +1 enchantment instead.

    • @ayyy
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      128 days ago

      Satisfied. Smug but not in a negative way.

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      18 days ago

      “Chuff” in the context of rock climbing = bad, made an effort but didn’t get very far / fell a lot